Young boy orphaned as both parents die just hours apart in separate car crashes
A young boy has been left orphaned after his parents died just hours apart in separate car crashes.
John Collins was rushing to the scene of a crash involving his fiancée, Alexus Lee, when his vehicle hit a tree in Louisiana last Friday.
Ms Lee, 25, was driving a Toyota Highlander around 2am when the car left the road and rolled.
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According to police, Mr Collins lost control of his car while going around a curve and smashed into a tree.
The impact of the crash resulted in Mr Collins — who was not wearing a seatbelt — being throw from the car.
The couple — who were engaged — shared a four-year-old boy named Gabriel.
Mr Collins’ mum Sandra said little Gabriel is struggling to cope following the tragedy.
“He understands what happened, and he’s just having a little problem comprehending that we can’t talk to them,” Sandra said.
“We can’t see them, but he understands that they are asleep and are with God.”
Sandra vowed her family and Ms Lee’s family will work together to raise Gabriel.
